The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #68297 Message #1148422
Posted By: GUEST,John Hardly
28-Mar-04 - 05:38 PM
Thread Name: Creativity Loves Misery
Subject: RE: Creativity Loves Misery
I think there's obviously something to it. Here's how I'd outline it...
Good art -- like literature and music needs conflict, needs obstacles to most fully describe the human condition.
We can, with our imaginations do a reasonable facsimili of that conflict -- even use our memories...
...but as every artist knows, there is a HUGE difference when working from a live model.
That, and comfort breeds laziness.